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SUMMARY:Conflicts: methods and practices within the context of climate change
DESCRIPTION:The event is part of the “Lecture Series on Social-Ecological Transformation – 2026 Edition” \n\nThis year’s lecture series\, taking place on May 13th\, June 10th\, and October 14th\, will explore key dimensions of socioecological transformation in the context of climate change. \nSocio-ecological transformation requires continuous dialogue\, meaningful participation\, and strong institutional commitment across all levels of governance. \nThe first lecture examines climate citizens’ assemblies as bottom-up initiatives within participatory democracy\, highlighting their potential to foster more inclusive and democratic climate decision-making. In addition\, it will investigate limitations in advancing environmental justice and challenges to ensuring that deliberative outcomes are effectively integrated into governance and institutional processes. \nThe second lecture investigates conflict as a driver of transformation\, focusing on how tensions among actors can generate knowledge\, perspectives\, and more equitable solutions. \nThe third lecture broadens the perspective to public participation in climate governance\, emphasizing both its promises and limitations across different institutional contexts. \n11:30 Welcome and introduction  – Elisa Ravazzoli\, Center for Climate Change and Transformation & Institute for Regional Development\, Eurac Research Federica Maino\, Institute for Regional Development\, Eurac Research \n11:30-12:00 Conflict as a Driver of Socio-Ecological Transformation – Chiara Braucher\, University of TrentoThis study discusses how socio-environmental conflicts are an integral part of the socio-ecological transformation process within the context of climate crisis. They represent generative spaces for knowledge of co-production and a mechanism for democratizing climate policies. In a global landscape characterized by a dramatic increase in territorial disputes linked to mitigation and adaptation processes\, the lens of political ecology allows for an interpretation of conflict as an onto-epistemological laboratory. Within this space\, the contestation of topdown “green” solutions fosters the emergence of situated knowledge and alternative visions of the future\, challenging the ontologies underlying technological choices. Proposing conflict as a transformative space means recognizing that the response to climate change is not only a technical challenge but a political process of renegotiating relationships—essential for a transition that is not only ecological but also just. \n12:00-12:30 Preventing and Managing Environmental Conflict: The Experience of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration – Nicola Giudice\, Milan Chamber of Arbitration. This lecture will present the experience developed within the Mediation Service of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration in using mediation as a tool for the negotiated management of environmental conflicts. Building on this operational practice\, it will illustrate how the Chamber progressively developed a broader approach\, leading to the creation of the “FacilitAmbiente” project\, aimed at promoting facilitation in collective decision-making processes to prevent the emergence of environmental and social conflicts. These two complementary and still ongoing experiences highlight a key point: for sustainability to be effective and not merely declaratory\, it requires continuous and structured dialogue among all stakeholders involved — businesses\, institutions\, communities\, and citizens. \n12:30-13:00 Open discussion \n\nModeration: Federica Maino and Jessica Balest\, Eurac Research \n\n\nLanguage: English (no translation will be provided) \nRegistration: no registration required \nProgram: 1778161029-lectureseries-2026.pdf \nEvent website: Lecture Series on Social-Ecological Transformation – 2026 Edition – Eurac Research \nConnection link: MS Teams
URL:https://www.research-alliance-for-sustainability.it/event/conflicts-methods-and-practices-within-the-context-of-climate-change/
LOCATION:Hybrid on MS Teams and Eurac Research\, Conference Hall\, Drususallee 1/Viale Druso 1\, Bolzano/Bozen\, South Tyrol\, 39100\, Italy
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SUMMARY:Colloquium Platform Biodiversity South Tyrol
DESCRIPTION:Vortrag in Zusammenarbeit mit EURAC und der Platform Biodiversität Südtirol – Conferenza in collaborazione con EURAC e Piattaforma biodiveristà Alto Adige \nEvent website: Calendario eventi – Naturmuseum Südtirol
URL:https://www.research-alliance-for-sustainability.it/event/colloquium-platform-biodiversity-south-tyrol-11/
LOCATION:Museum of Nature South Tyrol\, Via Bottai\, Bindergasse 1\, Bolzano/Bozen\, South Tyrol\, 39100\, Italy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260613
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SUMMARY:Pathways to Future Regional Development
DESCRIPTION:Insights on shared challenges in regional development \nThe Institute for Economic Research of the Chamber of commerce of Bolzano/Bozen (WIFO)\, the Regional Studies Association (RSA)\, Eurac Research\, the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)\, and the research network on Smart Policies for Regional Innovation\, Sustainability and Transitions (SPRINT) are organizing a two-day workshop on Pathways to Future Regional Development on June 11-12\,2026\, focusing on the themes of regional development\, innovation\, sustainability\, and inequality. \nThe first day\, participants will gather at the Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano for an intensive day of presentations and discussion\, bringing together approximately 50 researchers\, policymakers\, and practitioners to exchange insights on shared challenges in regional development. The second day will feature a visit to NOI Techpark South Tyrol\, where attendees will participate in a policy panel titled “Bridging Worlds: Connecting Research\, Policy\, and Innovation Ecosystems”\, offering a unique opportunity to see theory meet practice in an innovation hub. \nEvent website: Pathways to Future Regional Development – Eurac Research
URL:https://www.research-alliance-for-sustainability.it/event/pathways-to-future-regional-development/
LOCATION:Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano & NOI Techpark Bolzano
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260612
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SUMMARY:Cultural Exchange and Human Development in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Explore how cultural exchange\, postcolonial legacies\, and local knowledge shape development\, education\, identity\, and East–West relations today. \nThis workshop explores the role of cultural exchange in shaping human development and East–West relations through postcolonial and decolonial lenses. It examines how historical power asymmetries continue to shape knowledge production\, identity\, and development trajectories. \nThe focus is on local agency\, social change\, and emerging realities related to migration\, labour\, gender\, education\, and sustainability. \nThe workshop provides a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on how cultural\, social\, and political dynamics shape development\, knowledge\, and identity globally. \nEvent website: Cultural Exchange and Human Development in the 21st Century / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano \n 
URL:https://www.research-alliance-for-sustainability.it/event/cultural-exchange-and-human-development-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:UNIBZ – Room BX A1.36\, Regensburger Allee 16 - viale Ratisbona\, 16\, Brixen\, South Tyrol\, 39042\, Italy
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614
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SUMMARY:Cultural Exchange and Human Development in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Explore how cultural exchange\, postcolonial legacies\, and local knowledge shape development\, education\, identity\, and East–West relations today \nThis workshop explores the role of cultural exchange in shaping human development and East–West relations through postcolonial and decolonial lenses. It examines how historical power asymmetries continue to shape knowledge production\, identity\, and development trajectories. \nThe focus is on local agency\, social change\, and emerging realities related to migration\, labour\, gender\, education\, and sustainability. \nThe workshop provides a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on how cultural\, social\, and political dynamics shape development\, knowledge\, and identity globally. \nLanguage: English \nProgram: Workshop Program 06_2026_Final \nEvent website: Cultural Exchange and Human Development in the 21st Century / Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
URL:https://www.research-alliance-for-sustainability.it/event/cultural-exchange-and-human-development-in-the-21st-century-2/
LOCATION:UNIBZ – Room BX A1.36\, Regensburger Allee 16 - viale Ratisbona\, 16\, Brixen\, South Tyrol\, 39042\, Italy
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SUMMARY:Building Simulation Applications BSA 2026
DESCRIPTION:Innovation. Modelling. High-performance Buildings. BSA 2026 – Simulation drives changes \nBSA 2026 is the seventh IBPSA-Italy conference on Building Simulation Applications taking place at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. The conference will provide the participants with a detailed overview of the most recent advancements on Building Simulation Applications.\nWell-known personalities in the field of building simulation will held keynote speeches on the most relevant topics related to the modelling of the built environment and its energy performance. \nTarget audience \n\nPublic and private researchers in the general sector of building simulation and energy modelling\nPublic agencies\, public utilities and policy makers\nPrivate firms: Manufacturers\, management companies\, utilities\, software house\nProfessionals: building designers (architects\, engineers\, etc.)\n\nOfficial language is English. International attendance is warmly welcome. \nEvent website: https://bsa.events.unibz.it/
URL:https://www.research-alliance-for-sustainability.it/event/building-simulation-applications-bsa-2026/
LOCATION:NOI Techpark\, Via Volta - Voltastrasse 13A\, Bolzano - Bozen\, South Tyrol\, 39100\, Italy
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SUMMARY:Minorities under Siege: Postcolonial and Decolonial Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:“Minorities under siege: postcolonial and decolonial perspectives” is the topic of this year’s Annual Minority Rights Lecture. \nThe lecture will be delivered by Mohammad Shahabuddin\, Professor of International Law and Human Rights at Birmingham Law School. He is renowned for his postcolonial approach particularly in regard to minority issues\, ethnicity and nationalism. \nThe lecture will be held as part of this year’s edition of the IPSA Research CommitteesColloquium “Minorities under siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges\,” hosted by Eurac Research’s Institute for Minority Rights and the Center for Autonomy Experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram \n5.15-7.15 p.m.\nWelcome address: Andrea Carlà\, Institute for Minority Rights\, Eurac Research \nSpeaker: Mohammad Shahabuddin\, Birmingham Law School \nModerator: Timofey Agarin\, Queen’s University Belfast \nThe UN estimates that 10 to 20 percent of the world’s population belong to minorities\, which means that according to the OHCHR\, UN Guide for Minorities\, a vast number of people are in need of special measures for the protection of their rights. Minorities\, even as a large portion of global population\, are exposed to risks in which they often experience intense political\, economic\, and cultural pressure exerted by dominant majorities in their own states. \nThe Annual Minority Rights lecture examines the proposition of minorities under siege through postcolonial\, economic\, and conceptual lenses. Together\, these three dimensions highlight how postcoloniality\, as a phenomenon\, transcends postcolonial states and continues to shape majority-minority relations on a global scale. \nThis is especially evident in the very conceptualization of the minority as a manifestation of hegemonic power relations. Viewed in this way\, the postcolonial siege of the minority provides a useful normative framework for understanding the precarious position of minorities even within advanced Western democracies. \nAgainst this backdrop\, the lecture also offers insights on how contemporary discourses on minority rights might be decolonized. \nLanguage: English \nEvent website: https://www.eurac.edu/en/events/institute-for-minority-rights/minorities-under-siege-postcolonial-and-decolonial-perspectives
URL:https://www.research-alliance-for-sustainability.it/event/minorities-under-siege-postcolonial-and-decolonial-perspectives/
LOCATION:Eurac Research – Auditorium
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